Color in ancient Greek art was also often likely used to show gender: Men were depicted as having darker skin tones, as they customarily worked outdoors, while women were often painted white ...

Stiftung Archäologie, Munich The partial color reconstruction of Athena is ... Lions often sat atop tombs in ancient Greece, where ornamental details such as the animals’ tuffs of hair and ...

because it is not [color] but structure that constitutes its essence." But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued ...

Color in ancient Greek art was also often likely used to show gender: Men were depicted as having darker skin tones, as they customarily worked outdoors, while women were often painted white ...